Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Bensonwas an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1985 until his death in 1994. He was the last president of the LDS Church born in the 19th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth4 August 1899
CountryUnited States of America
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In this age of the electronic media and the mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.
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Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life.
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Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and good health that may ignore the caution of temperance. Youth is a period of timelessness when the horizons of age seem too distant to be noticed.
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Satan works through human agents.
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Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age?
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The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home.
The Saints never suffer as the sinners do.
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The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.
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The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road to Damascus, Enos praying far into the night, King Lamoni.
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Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.
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Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released.
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Satan would have you believe that happiness comes only as you surrender to his enticements, but one only needs to look at the shattered lives of those who violate God's laws to know why Satan is called the Father of Lies.
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Reading the Book of Mormon is one of the greatest persuaders to get men on missions.
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Opposition provides choices, and choices bring consequences - good or bad.